How many times I have come to God looking for Him to revive me. Having more of life is the cure for any of my troubles and I know only my Lord can give it to me. It comes to me based on His promise to give it and I receive it through His grace. It is good for me to know what to pray for.

I lie defeated in the dust;
    revive me, as you have promised. – Psalm 119:25  GNT

Sometimes I am tempted for pray for the little things – more of something like comfort – but these little things come with the bigger ask when my life is renewed in Christ and the blessing that is rooted in rest and peace is what I wanted and needed all along. Knowing the promises of God is the first step in knowing what to pray for. I read a powerful testimony this morning in this blog post – is it not an amazing thing to read of one struggling, then finding the promise and then be renewed, revived and receiving everything they had hoped for?

At the end of the day this is where I might find myself – laying defeated – I pray to live. Revived – I pray for more of life. In both cases I find myself praying and in both cases the object of pursuit is the same – I would love to have life and to have it more abudantly.

What does it mean to seek God?

Usually it means that we pray.

Turn to the Lord and pray to him,
    now that he is near. – Isaiah 55:6  GNT

It is unfortunate that so many feel they cannot. I have heard people say they do not have enough knowledge about the Bible, God, or His promises to say the “right” things. Knowing God seems to be on the top of the list because they just do not know how to make prayer “sound” – by that, is my prayer too coarse or too casual or too holy and by that, do I sound like a hypocrite?

Unfortunately, I know there are preachers who preach one cannot pray until they have become followers of Jesus. Lot’s of walls being thrown up everywhere and they have become obstacles for some people.

I love how this verse encourages all of us – it calls me to turn and look to Jesus. It calls me to pray. It encourages me to know that He is right there with me – near me – and we are both enjoying each other’s presence, company and time.

“But what do I love when I love my God? Not the sweet melody of harmony and song; not the fragrance of flowers, perfumes, and spices; not manna or honey; not limbs such as the body delights to embrace. It is not these that I love when I love my God. And yet, when I love Him, it is true that I love a light of a certain kind, a voice, a perfume, a food, an embrace; but they are of the kind that I love in my inner self, when my soul is bathed in light that is not bound by space; when it listens to sound that never dies away; when it breathes fragrance that is not borne away on the wind; when it tastes food that is never consumed by the eating; when it clings to an embrace from which it is not severed by fulfillment of desire. This is what I love when I love my God.” – Augustine